Showing posts with label Annie Leibovitz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Annie Leibovitz. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

MaggieMoose: I Pose, Therefore I Am

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"I am impressed with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you took the same picture over and over and it would be different, every single frame."


  Maggie's expressions to me are always soulfully touching. No matter which way she turns when I photograph her there is an vibrancy about her. She has that look of an important message in her eyes about to come forth. Twig in the mouth. Rather funny when I think about it, but when I look in Maggie's eyes it becomes a philosophical expression. 


Posing for Maggie is natural. It's who she is. Back when I look at her puppy photos I see the same serious countenance I see today. Every frame is different, but the same soulful expression comes through. Maybe she was a model in another life? Maybe she sat for the famous portrait painters of long ago? In my opinion, in between chasing tennis balls, Maggie is a dog who models for me because she takes her craft seriously. I ask myself 'who would've thunk a twig in one's mouth' is serious business? It's all in every single frame, sitting in the same place, but with a different look each time. 


Love you Maggie. Thanks for being yourself and posing.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Life Is A MaggieMoose Magnificent Moment

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed."
bloom in front of fish taco eatery

  When Maggie and I walked this morning I reflected on the "magnificence of life". The other day I was going with a dear friend to get our Tuesday night fish taco specials. In front of this strip mall eatery was the most magnificent plant with incredible blooms. It beckoned me like a bright star on a dark night. Today our red robin friend saw us walking again. It's a daily ritual. We say hello to all of nature's creatures. Did this red robin fly away from my bird dog Maggie? No. The bird came closer as we said hello to it. It decided to perch closer on a tree limb so, we could see it better. The bird stayed on the limb just looking at us. We looked back and smiled. WOW. What a magnificent moment. Like Annie Leibovitz says...I wish all of nature's magnificence could be photographed. Maggie agrees. She willingly sits while I take her photos as her soulful eyes peer into mine. 
our red robin friend